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Watch some videos of UFOs—a.k.a. the U.S. Army Golden Knights—flying over Milwaukee

July 27, 2015

// In case you needed a reminder, this past Saturday was bonkers. In one 24-hour period, Milwaukee played host to the Riverwest 24, Brady Street Festival, the Milwaukee Air & Water Show, Milwaukee Brewf...

Pabst “returns” to Milwaukee: Hype or hope?

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Tracklist: 62 things to do in the 62 remaining days of summer

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 23, 2015

As we slowly crawl into the dog days of summer, it’s tempting to simply stay inside, crank the AC, and watch Richie Rich on Netflix or whatever. But no! This is Milwaukee! Home of the insanely long winters and ...

Let’s remember the Cadillac Escalade that was swallowed by an East Side sinkhole in 2010

Matt Wild

July 23, 2015

Back in 2010, Milwaukee was hit with not one, but two nights of flash flooding in a single week. The night of July 15/16 saw basements and streets overflowing with rain, but it was the second night, July 22/23,...

Let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

July 21, 2015

Okay, let’s talk about that lion that’s totally on the loose in Milwaukee. So the Journal Sentinel is reporting that a woman called Milwaukee police Monday afternoon claiming she had spotted a lion roaming the ...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): July 13-17

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Senator Chris Larson, on the Senate approval of the Bucks arena deal...

Anything happen in Milwaukee lately? Kind of a boring week, huh?

Matt Wild

July 17, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • So, anything new in Milwaukee? Kind of a boring week, huh? Yawn. Sure, there ...

Throwback to the future: Cosplay Rave 3.0 vs. ’90s rave culture

Rob Wieland

July 15, 2015

Kids these days, with their hula hoops and their raps, might not realize it, but their parents may have spent their youth as part of the early ’90s rave culture, tracking down underground parties full of thuddi...

We went to Scott Walker’s presidential announcement and this is what we saw

Tea Krulos

July 14, 2015

Photos by Wendy Schreier, captions by Tea Krulos The Waukesha County Fair opens its gates tomorrow, and similar to how the Stones warmed up the Summerfest grounds, Scott Walker—now an official 2016 preside...

Watch John Oliver take down Bucks arena in takedown-iest takedown ever

Matt Wild

July 13, 2015

How is it that Last Week Tonight host and indestructible “takedown” cyborg John Oliver hasn’t already ripped the idea of public financing for sports stadiums—and, by extension, the arena proposed by the Milwauk...

Here’s a picture of that new apartment complex planned for Brady Street

Matt Wild

July 10, 2015

Every Friday, Off The Record looks to other Milwaukee publications (and beyond) for bits of news we missed throughout the week. • Take a look around town and you’ll notice that once-distinctive streets and c...

Summerfest attendance, women’s soccer, Kacey Musgraves, and more

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 9, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Summerfest on low attendance: “It’s not my fault!”

Matt Wild

July 8, 2015

There were a lot of weird things (including “Weird Al”) about the recently wrapped Summerfest, but one thing we welcomed was the absence of crushing crowds. Even on the fest’s biggest days, it was possible to m...

Regal definition: An audience with the queen of the Bristol Renaissance Faire, Jenny Higgins

Rob Wieland

July 7, 2015

By the time July rolls around, the itch to cram in as much summer fun as humanly possible usually means one thing: a road trip. For many Milwaukeeans, scratching that itch involves heading down to the Illinois ...

Tracklist: 11 weird moments from Summerfest 2015

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 6, 2015

And with that, another Summerfest is in the books. The 11-day (or was it a 12-day?) lakeside festival wrapped things up Sunday evening, leaving a giant smiley-face hole in Milwaukee’s heart. The bands were grea...

Wisconsin indoor smoking ban: 5 years later

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 3, 2015

On July 5, 2010, Wisconsin effectively went smoke-free. The long-in-the-works and at-times contentious indoor smoking ban put an end to smoking inside bars, restaurants, and other workplaces. Advocates of the b...

MCTS goes on “strike,” Apple Music goes live

Milwaukee Record Staff

July 2, 2015

Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Welcome to July: Here’s what you’re doing this month

Tyler Maas

July 1, 2015

Where has the summer gone? It seems like the season only started yesterday, when in all actuality, it started 11 days ago. Okay, okay, so there's still a shit-ton of summer left, but with the abundance of festi...

Who Said It Best (And Worst): June 22-26

Matt Wild

June 26, 2015

Who Said It Best (And Worst) rounds up the week’s best and worst quotes from notable Milwaukee figures and folks-about-town. SAID IT BEST Journal Sentinel columnist James Causey, on the push to remove the C...

Dustin Diamond sentenced to appear in Saved By The Bell: The Prison Years

Matt Wild

June 25, 2015

When you wake up in the morning for your sentencing hearing and the alarm gives out a warning that yes, today is the day you will learn your fate after being convicted of stabbing some dude in a Wisconsin bar o...

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